04 Oct 08 North London Parachute Centre
North london parachute centre ( NLPC ) is based in a hard to access air field in March - Cambridge, not in London as the name would suggest. Our overall review of this centre is a poor 1 star.
They advertise to offer three different experiences for beginners.
Tandem skydive - This is basically where a newbie or student skydiver is connected to an expert who takes control of the jump and is generally considered one of the safest ways to get into the sport.
Static line square parachute - This is a solo jump where you will undergo a minimum amount of training and then jump alone with a large and generally stable square parachute.
Accelerated freefall courses - If you’re looking to become a independent and capable skydiver then this is the ideal course (in principle). You will be taught extremely quickly to be a competent skydiver although comments on the internet about the north London parachute centre tend to suggest that they’re much more interested in bulk high priced tandem dives and don’t nesseacarily dedicate the time they should to these courses.
The manager of the parachute centre is Martin Crossley. They use an airbus and take up approx 8 people at a time.
Outside reviews of the North London Parachute Centre:
…I’m truly fed up with the north London parachute centre. As with everyone else, I’ve now had my 4th visit to the place without being able to jump…
…You’d think by now they’d actually realise how many people they can realistically put up in one day but alas no, they’ll still tell you to come and then send you home after waiting for about 8 hours…
…I wish I had seen all these reviews before shelling out the money for this ‘experience’…
…After trying 4 or 5 times you will loose patience with the company, but don’t expect a refund. There staff are well seasoned at answering questions about refunds and will quite frankly tell you to just sod off and try another day…
…The instructors were fantastic and the actual jump was great but the people who organise the day and the customer service is terrible!…
…The manager was exceptionally rude. I was invited into the office by an organiser so she could explain why they had messed up the schedule. The manager then came in and aggressively told me to leave the office which I was invited into…
…If you are a serious jumper or want to learn, DO NOT go here. All they are interested in is getting as many tandems up as possible, making it pretty impossible to get a jump in…
“…but beware, they have a tendancy to overbook…
…My advice to anybody considering going to this dropzone is to go elsewhere (I’m now trying to find another dropzone, where they treat their customers with a little respect!)…”
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North London Parachute Centre is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.